399 of the 656 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Pennsylvania (61%) are chain-owned, and all are listed below. They average 3.66 nursing hours per resident per day, 0.23 hours below the 3.89 for every home in Pennsylvania. Nurse staff turnover runs 46.7%, 2.2 points higher than the 44.5% across all homes there. Willowbrooke Court Skilled Care Center At Brittany in Lansdale grades highest at A (99 out of 100).
How chain-owned homes in Pennsylvania compare
This group set against every nursing home in Pennsylvania, from the current CMS release.
Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a 113-bed for-profit in Kittanning, and the numbers here deserve a close look before you consider it. The staffing rating sits at 1 out of 5, and the inspection record shows 106 deficiencies, including three at the level where residents were actually harmed or put in immediate jeopardy and twelve tied to abuse. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for homes with a persistent record of serious problems, and there are three fines totaling $29,346. The most recent inspection was in December 2025, so the record is current. When staffing is thin and the deficiency list is this long, the day-to-day experience for residents tends to reflect it.
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing At Palmyra carries 72 deficiencies on its current record, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse. That's a lot for a 39-bed home, and it's why CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, the designation reserved for the homes with the most persistent problems. Nurse staffing sits at 3.61 hours per resident day, about 6% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 8% thinner than weekdays. Staff turnover is 63% against a national 45.8%, meaning most of the people caring for residents weren't there a year ago. One fine totaling $30,884 is on file.
Spring Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a 100-bed for-profit home in Pittsburgh, and the federal numbers behind its grade are hard to read any other way. CMS has cited 146 deficiencies on the current record, including 12 tied to abuse and four serious enough to put residents in immediate harm or jeopardy. Staffing sits at one star, well below what CMS expects. Drugstore fines total $19,366 across three penalties. The home is in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, meaning the agency tracks it for persistent trouble. The inspection in May 2026 is recent, but the record behind it is long. Families should ask hard questions before choosing this one.
Wecare At Monroeville Rehabilitation And Nsg Ctr carries a record that's hard to look past. The home has 73 deficiencies on file, five of them serious enough to cause harm or put residents in jeopardy, and eight tied to abuse, and CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the country's most persistently troubled homes. Two fines totaling $232,130 have been levied.
Staffing sits at 2.87 nurse hours per resident per day, well under the national average. Weekends run thinner than weekdays, when coverage already isn't strong. The most recent inspection in April 2026 confirms the pattern rather than resolving it. If you're weighing this one, ask the administrator directly what's changed since CMS flagged it.
Providence Health & Rehab Center runs 180 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits about 15% under the national average at 3.27 nurse hours per resident day. Weekends dip roughly 8% below its own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts land when families often visit. The inspection record is the heavier concern: 91 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level, and 17 tied to abuse. Eleven fines total $45,593, and the most recent inspection was August 2025. Turnover at 41.7% is slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, which is the one number here working in its favor.
Heritage Care Center is a 143-bed for-profit home in Pittsburgh that CMS has placed in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the homes with the most persistent inspection problems. The record backs that up: 114 deficiencies, including seven tied to abuse and two at the level where residents were actually harmed or put in jeopardy. Staffing sits at 2.96 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a quarter below the national average, with weekends running about 12% thinner than weekdays. Turnover is 60.2%, well above the national 45.8%, meaning the aides and nurses who know your family member are likely to leave within the year.
Southwestern runs on 3.11 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 19% under the national average, and weekends drop about 7% below its own weekday levels. Staff turnover sits at 65.4% against a 45.8% national figure, meaning most of the people caring for residents this year likely won't be there next year. The inspection record shows 56 deficiencies, four serious enough to put residents in harm or jeopardy and three tied to abuse. Add a $60,520 fine and a January 2025 inspection, and the pattern is a for-profit home running lean on the people who do the daily work, with a documented history of things going wrong.
Maple Heights runs 301 beds in Ebensburg, and the numbers behind its record are worth knowing before you visit. Nurse staffing sits at 3.25 hours per resident day, roughly 16 percent under the national average, and weekends drop about 8 percent below what the home staffs on weekdays. Staff turnover is 50.4 percent, so half the people caring for residents in a given year are gone by the next. On inspections, CMS has cited 115 deficiencies, including 5 at the harm or jeopardy level and 10 tied to abuse; three fines total $76,416, and the home sits in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for the country's most persistently troubled homes. The most recent inspection was November 2025.
Burgh Care Center is a for-profit, 126-bed home in Pittsburgh that the federal government has flagged for its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for homes with a persistent record of serious problems. Its inspection history backs that up: 120 deficiencies on the current record, including five at the harm or jeopardy level and 14 tied to abuse, plus $347,202 in fines across three cases. Nurse staffing runs about 12% below the national average, weekends dip further, and turnover sits at 51.4%, well above the 45.8% norm. A recent inspection in April 2026 doesn't erase a pattern this deep. Worth asking hard questions before considering it.
Bridgeville Rehabilitation & Care Center runs 194 certified beds under corporate for-profit ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing to notice: 3.39 nurse hours per resident day, about 12% under the national average, with weekends running roughly 7% thinner than weekdays. Turnover sits at 60.5% against a national 45.8%, so residents cycle through a lot of unfamiliar faces. The inspection record is heavier still, 73 deficiencies, four serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy, twelve tied to abuse, and $209,858 in fines across three penalties. A 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating and a recent August 2025 inspection round out the picture.
Grandview Nursing And Rehabilitation in Danville carries one of the heavier regulatory loads in Pennsylvania. The 172-bed for-profit home has 117 deficiencies on its current record, including 8 at the harm or jeopardy level and 5 tied to abuse, and CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, the agency's watchlist for homes with a pattern of persistent problems. Staffing sits at 3.82 nurse hours per resident day, slightly under the national figure, and drops about 15% on weekends. Turnover runs 50.9% against a 45.8% national average, meaning roughly half the nursing staff leaves each year. Four fines totaling $157,241 round out the record.
Harmar Village runs on thin nurse coverage, 3.64 hours per resident day, roughly 6% under the national average, with weekends about 13% leaner than weekdays, exactly when families tend to visit and notice. The bigger red flag is the workforce itself: 71.8% annual turnover against a 45.8% national average means most caregivers you meet this year probably won't be there next year. Its record shows 119 deficiencies, including five at harm or jeopardy level and ten tied to abuse, plus six fines totaling $75,890. Ownership is a for-profit limited liability company, and the most recent inspection was April 2026.
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing At Lititz runs 42 beds, and the numbers behind its standing are worth knowing before you visit. Nurse staffing sits at 3.46 hours per resident day, about 10% under the national average, and it thins out further on weekends, when coverage drops roughly 11% below the home's own weekday level. Staff turnover is the starkest figure: 82.1% annually against a national rate near 46%, meaning most of the people caring for residents are relatively new to the building. The current inspection record carries 33 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse. Inspectors last visited on July 18, 2025.
Wallingford Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center runs 193 certified beds under corporate ownership, and the numbers behind its record are worth sitting with. Nurse staffing sits at 3.42 hours per resident day, roughly 11% under the national average, and weekends drop about 7% below what the home itself staffs on weekdays, so coverage thins exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover is the harder signal: 62.8% annually against a 45.8% national average, meaning most of the people caring for residents are relatively new to the building. Then there's the inspection record: 50 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level, six abuse-related, and $282,733 in fines. The most recent inspection was December 2024.
Carlisle Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 150-bed for-profit home that Medicare flags for its worst-performing tier, the Special Focus Facility program. The numbers behind that: a one-star rating across all three CMS categories, 63 deficiencies on record including four involving harm or jeopardy and two tied to abuse, plus $40,055 in fines. Nurse staffing sits at 3.19 hours per resident day, about 17% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 9% thinner than weekdays. Staff turnover is 61.3% a year, well above the 45.8% national figure, meaning the people caring for residents are constantly new. If you're considering this place, ask hard questions about who's actually on the floor.
Kadima Rehabilitation & Nursing At Campbelltown runs 53 beds in Palmyra, and the numbers here are hard to dress up. Nurse staffing sits at 3.32 hours per resident day, roughly 14% under the national average, and it thins out further on weekends, about 8% below the home's own weekday level. Meanwhile, annual turnover hits 84.1% against a national average of 45.8%, so the aides and nurses cycling through the building rarely stay long.
The inspection record tells the same story: 74 deficiencies, two at harm or jeopardy level, four tied to abuse, and a one-star rating across health inspections, quality measures, and staffing. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which it reserves for the country's most persistently troubled homes.
Midtown Oaks runs 3.52 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 9% under the national average, and weekend coverage drops another 7% below its own weekday level. Staff turnover sits at 57.4% against a 45.8% national figure, so the aides and nurses cycling through are often new to the building. The inspection record carries 108 deficiencies, including 3 at harm or jeopardy level and 4 tied to abuse, with two fines totaling $99,042 and a health inspection rating of 1 out of 5. The most recent inspection was February 27, 2026. A for-profit LLC operates the 120-bed home. If you're considering this one, ask directly how they're fixing weekend staffing and what's changed since that February survey.
Jersey Shore Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation runs 120 beds under corporate ownership, and the numbers behind its record are hard to dress up. Nurse staffing sits at 3.32 hours per resident day, roughly 14% under the national average, and weekends dip another 6% below its own weekday levels, meaning the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Staff turnover is 73.2% against a national 45.8%, so the people providing that care are largely new to the building and to each other. Inspectors have cited 61 deficiencies, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 4 abuse-related, with $46,196 in fines. All three CMS star ratings, health inspection, quality measures, and staffing, sit at 1 out of 5.
Rochester Residence and Care Center carries a record that should give any family pause. State and federal inspectors have cited 141 deficiencies here, ten of them tied to abuse and eight serious enough to put residents in immediate harm's way. Six fines total $390,255, and CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the small share of nursing homes with a persistent pattern of serious problems. It's a for-profit limited liability company with 119 certified beds. The most recent inspection, in February 2026, is recent enough that these findings reflect how the place operates now, not some distant past. If you're considering this home, ask hard questions before you sign anything.
Frequently asked questions
How many chain-owned nursing homes are there in Pennsylvania?
There are 399 chain-owned Medicare-certified nursing homes in Pennsylvania, 61% of the 656 nursing homes there.
Are chain-owned nursing homes better staffed?
In Pennsylvania they average 3.66 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 3.89 for all nursing homes in Pennsylvania, a difference of -0.23 hours. Staff turnover averages 46.7% against 44.5%.
Which chain-owned nursing home grades best in Pennsylvania?